GRE Word List
PANACEA
a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all
The meaning of the word panacea is a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| whittle | a large knife |
| robust | having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health |
| guileless | innocent |
| dyspeptic | indigestion |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| tramp | to walk, tread, or step especially heavily |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |